Senior Live Poultry Production Manager - Robards, KY

Management Level:

88

Work Shift:

1ST SHIFT (United States of America)

Sr. Live Manager Production

The primary responsibility of this position is to lead and direct the GGP GP and Hatchery production team to ensure the provision of high-quality hatching eggs through optimal production performance and flock health status. This role aims to achieve production, financial, and business objectives. Key functions include meeting production goals, ensuring compliance with regulations, maintaining effective contract grower relations, supporting genetic progress in the production pipeline, managing budgets, and developing a qualified and effective team.

Essential Functions:

• Achieve production objectives and compliance regulations.
• Build and maintain effective contract grower relations.
• Support genetic progress in the production pipeline.
• Develop and manage budgets.
• Develop and mentor team members to ensure their effectiveness.

Highly recommended to include a resume in a PDF or Word Document format and/or complete the application fully showing current and past work experience to be considered for the position

Requirements: (It is highly recommended that you attach resume.)

• Education: Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (Agricultural preferred) or equivalent work experience meeting qualifications below.
• Experience: Over ten (10) years of poultry management experience with Grow out experience (Ex: Broilers, Breeders, Hatchery, Live Haul, and Feed Mill) preferred.
• Computer Skills: Proficiency in Excel and other computer applications. Candidate must be good working with data and number calculations.
• Communication Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Physical Requirements: Must use safe lifting techniques. Regularly required to stand, walk, sit, use hands, reach, balance, stoop, talk, or hear. Must occasionally lift and move up to 25 pounds.
• Personal Protective Equipment: Required to follow safety procedures and wear PPE when visiting facilities.
• Biosecurity: Must not own, possess, or otherwise maintain any domestic, wild or exotic fowl to be considered, required to sign a Bio-security agreement to avoid any non-commercial avian species examples: chickens, ducks, birds, parakeets, parrots, etc. The Company Animal Welfare Policy must be followed at all times
• Animal Welfare Policy: Must follow the Company's Animal Welfare Policy at all times.
• Supervisory: Responsible for overseeing eight (8) or more salaried team members.
• Travel: Required to travel to all GP and Hatchery facilities within the specified region.

Tyson Foods Benefits:

• Health and Wellness: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance plans starting on day 1 of employment.
• Financial Security: 401(k) retirement plan with company match, life insurance, and disability coverage.
• Work-Life Balance: Paid time off (PTO), paid holidays, and flexible work schedules.
• Professional Development: Opportunities for career advancement, training programs, and tuition reimbursement.
• Employee Discounts: Discounts on Tyson Foods products and services.

Internal Management & Management Support Applicants:

Automatic notification to your current manager will be initiated upon selection for interview. This applies to all candidates who are level 79 or above.

All professional team members are expected to demonstrate responsible use of approved AI tools, including safeguarding sensitive information, adhering to company policies, and validating AI-generated outputs. Individual Contributors should demonstrate the ability to integrate AI into daily work, improve efficiency through AI-enabled solutions, evaluate outputs critically, and apply professional judgment when using AI. People Leaders should demonstrate the ability to drive responsible AI adoption, enable effective use of approved solutions, identify opportunities to improve team performance through AI, and ensure accountability for the quality and accuracy of AI-supported outcomes.

Relocation Assistance Eligible:

Yes

Referral Payout Eligible:

No

For Professional Management levels, internal applicants should either upload a resume to their application OR complete their application fully showing current and past work experience in the sections provided.

The successful candidate(s) must be willing and able to perform the physical requirements of the job with or without a reasonable accommodation.

We provide our team members and their families with paid time off; 401(k) plans; affordable health, life, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits; and more.

Tyson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, national origin, color, religion, age, genetics, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status.

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The successful candidate(s) must be willing and able to perform the physical requirements of the job with or without a reasonable accommodation.

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